Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2021-02-08

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Feb 8
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
▼ 504 vs last sale 1,022▼ 160 vs year ago 678 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 74▲ 29 vs year ago 45 · +64.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 67▲ 1 vs year ago 49 · +2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.37/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −64.96 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
Average price
$137.37
119 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$147
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$8.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.15
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3437143.7162716thin
Medium and Large 2524136.9771866
Medium and Large 1572135.3577437
One grade step is worth $8.36/cwt here — about −$147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale119 hd
137.37
—
AL average16 barns · 1,126 hd
135.23
+2.15
This barn, trailing median15 sales
202.33
−64.96
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales
226199171144median 202.3303/0204/2706/1509/2810/26
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $158.01, median $202.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,45581.751,1897thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35866.2790018
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12662.6170522
CowsLean 85-90%Low93048.234489thin

Every lot

72 lots · USDA AMS · Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1404165.00/cwt165.00–165.0066716
Steers—Medium and Large 1462155.21/cwt152.00–162.0071718
Steers—Medium and Large 2492147.00/cwt147.00–147.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 1518146.50/cwt145.00–150.007594
Steers—Medium and Large 2545142.00/cwt142.00–142.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 2571136.00/cwt136.00–136.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1633139.25/cwt139.00–141.008818
Steers—Medium and Large 2663122.00/cwt122.00–122.008093
Steers—Medium and Large 1667128.40/cwt128.00–130.008565
Steers—Medium and Large 1725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1815117.00/cwt117.00–117.009541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326140.50/cwt137.00–145.004585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363142.52/cwt140.00–145.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395138.00/cwt138.00–138.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425131.57/cwt130.00–134.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430139.48/cwt138.00–141.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468129.09/cwt127.00–131.0060410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477132.75/cwt132.00–135.006336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524139.57/cwt135.00–145.0073110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529131.24/cwt130.00–132.006948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561133.79/cwt130.00–135.0075118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567127.80/cwt127.00–128.007255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3582116.28/cwt111.00–120.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613119.02/cwt118.00–120.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617122.58/cwt121.00–125.007567
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670105.67/cwt105.00–106.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682110.66/cwt110.00–112.007553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278182.34/cwt180.00–185.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285172.00/cwt172.00–172.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338172.00/cwt172.00–172.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368173.04/cwt170.00–177.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372163.03/cwt160.00–168.006065
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377156.67/cwt155.00–158.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1403160.00/cwt160.00–160.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414153.38/cwt150.00–157.006355
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428143.54/cwt140.00–148.006146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468147.98/cwt147.00–150.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475143.19/cwt140.00–145.0068012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485136.98/cwt135.00–139.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519142.30/cwt140.00–145.007398
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529136.55/cwt132.00–139.0072217
Bulls—Medium and Large 3567119.07/cwt115.00–122.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568134.99/cwt131.00–137.007676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570127.35/cwt125.00–130.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620126.33/cwt125.00–127.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2646116.92/cwt116.00–122.0075519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1652122.50/cwt122.50–122.507995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750106.00/cwt106.00–106.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790112.00/cwt112.00–112.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1803100.00/cwt100.00–100.008035
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09583.39/cwt82.00–85.009132
Bulls——1,53375.82/cwt74.00–78.001,1623
Bulls——1,69889.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85343.01/cwt42.00–44.003672
Cows—Lean 85-90%86846.98/cwt46.00–48.004082
Cows—Lean 85-90%98550.82/cwt50.00–52.005015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07162.59/cwt60.00–65.0067010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15056.80/cwt54.00–59.006536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19468.47/cwt66.00–71.008186
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33369.38/cwt67.00–72.009258
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37165.26/cwt64.00–66.008958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40557.86/cwt56.00–60.008132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,078748.30/cwt725.00–775.008,0673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,150864.57/cwt850.00–875.009,9432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,022.19/cwt925.00–1,100.0013,8512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,415850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,0281
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,2501,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0012,7502

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.